New Mexico State House District 65

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
nm-hd-065
State
New Mexico
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
065
Land Area
5,300.3 sq mi
Water Area
13.1 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of New Mexico State House District 65

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Sandoval County2276.58 sq mi43.0%61.4%
Rio Arriba County1795.55 sq mi33.9%30.6%
San Juan County1228.49 sq mi23.2%22.3%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Zia Pueblo CDP27.03 sq mi0.5%100.0%
Nageezi CDP14.10 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Torreon CDP13.88 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Dulce CDP12.83 sq mi0.2%100.0%
San Felipe Pueblo CDP11.98 sq mi0.2%100.0%
San Luis CDP8.28 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Santa Ana Pueblo CDP7.38 sq mi0.1%99.8%
Algodones CDP7.31 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Lybrook CDP3.88 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Bernalillo town3.15 sq mi0.1%60.4%
San Ysidro village2.34 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Jemez Pueblo CDP2.04 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Santo Domingo Pueblo CDP2.04 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cochiti Lake CDP1.24 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cañon CDP1.17 sq mi<0.1%7.2%
Pueblo of Sandia Village CDP1.13 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Cochiti CDP0.78 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Napi Headquarters CDP0.68 sq mi<0.1%15.2%
Lumberton CDP0.48 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Ponderosa CDP0.36 sq mi<0.1%4.0%
Placitas CDP0.22 sq mi<0.1%0.8%

Showing all 21 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
NM District 320,64572.5%2.9%99.1%
NM District 17,81327.5%1.1%0.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
13,582
Active Voters
12,959 (95.4%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,91958.3%
Republican2,16716.0%
Unaffiliated00.0%
Other parties2491.8%
No party recorded3,24723.9%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2025–20262,286 (16.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2023–20247,887 (58.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–20225,997 (44.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–20207,982 (58.8%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–20185,495 (40.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–20165,986 (44.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–20143,939 (29.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–20125,464 (40.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 11/26/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
30,952 (± 1,090)
Median Age
37.2
Median Household Income
$49,759 (± $4,574)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
81.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
12.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 187,01422.7%
18 to 6418,59860.1%
65 and over5,34017.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)9,18029.7%
White, not Hispanic2,4457.9%
Black, not Hispanic530.2%
Asian, not Hispanic1330.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic18,43059.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic40.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic1360.4%
Two or more races, not Hispanic5711.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
29,916
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
22,929

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic21,64372.3%
Hispanic8,27327.7%
White2,6438.8%
Black460.2%
Asian530.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native18,51261.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander50.0%
Two or More Races300.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic16,41471.6%
Hispanic6,51628.4%
White2,33910.2%
Black900.4%
Asian240.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native13,99861.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander50.0%
Two or More Races130.1%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).